Louise Lucas
American politician
- Born
- 22 January 1944, Portsmouth
- Age
- 82
- Birth name
- Lillie Louise Boone
Lillie Louise Lucas (née Boone; born January 22, 1944) is an American politician serving as a Virginia state senator, representing the 18th District in the southeast region of the state since 1992. After Democrats won a majority of seats in the 2019 Virginia Senate election, Lucas succeeded Republican Stephen Newman as the Virginia Senate's president pro tempore. She is the first woman and first African American to hold that office. She also chairs the Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the first African American in that role.
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